On the 31st of december and the 1st of January this year, a lot of firework displays. Great fun for a lot of people, but the animals do not like it. The new year is going to be for the animals is often associated with stress. What do the Old and the New, in with the mental health of our pets? And how are you going to be there, it is best to deal with it. Seven questions to ask antrozoöloog Pim Martens.
“They don’t have the room for fireworks. For many individuals, the new year is a very stressful period of time. For cats and dogs is an example of all the fuss surrounding the visit, stressed out bosses, and so on, and each year is a challenge.”
“research is under hondenbaasjes shows that 65 per cent of them are hidden when out of fireworks. Also have other types of pets, such as cats, rabbits, rodents, and birds can also be afraid to have a blast. The animals are outdoors, it is also not likely to be happy. Vuurwerkangst in animals, it has been a recognized problem in the animal medicine has become.”
“Although an increasing amount of research suggests that the emotions in man and animals, strongly resemble each other, people in general are becoming more aware of their anxiety. Our advantage is that we’ve got to think: we have to understand from where the sound is coming from, and know that it’s over. The animals are not. That will continue to be this stressed out.”
“Some of the dogs have been after the turn of the year, suddenly afraid of all loud noises.”
“Some of these animals need to be even months after the new year to recover. Or, worse still, they will be after the new year’s eve suddenly become afraid of all loud noises, and don’t want to go outside. Well, not at the end of the day, when the sun is shining.”
“If you have a dog, allow it to be a very long, so that he night need a rest. Please give the dogs and cats have a lot of distractions. For example, a kauwstaaf, or play a game. If you remove the cat at the time, and don’t forget to do early on, the curtains closed so that your pet to the fireworks, can’t see it.”
“Let you have a dog or cat find a spot to sit. Do you have so much to do. The death penalty, the animal will not, during the fireworks display. You can focus too much on the fearful behavior. At the sound of the explosions and what-to-mute, you can music or a television turning on.”
“a Lot of the animals are less stressed if there’s anyone at home at the Old and the New.”
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“Yes.” A lot of the animals are less stressed when there is someone at home. Like having a pet, stress in the us is decreasing, our company also impact on them.”
“This is the result of a pet to the compound, and for example, pet, all kinds of positive effects: it allows for the production of happiness hormones such as serotonin and knuffelhormoon as oxytocin. Those fabrics will make sure that the amount of stress hormones in the body decreases: blood pressure decreases and you feel more relaxed and less stressed. That’s what’s happening to the animals themselves.”
Pim Martens is working on his second doctoral thesis in the antrozoölogie. In addition, he is a wetenschapsactivist, and is a professor of Sustainable Development, linked to the city of Maastricht University. He will examine the sustainability of the relationship between humans, animals, and nature.
